This dataset is sourced from the SEER colorectal cancer database. https://seer.cancer.gov/data/
The dataset includes 5253 colorectal cancer cases diagnosed in Georgia.
Data were collected through hospital reports and state cancer registries following standardized reporting guidelines.
The study population comprises young adult males and females across all racial groups residing in Georgia aged 18-50.
The cases span the time period from January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2010.
This scatter plot shows the relationship between population size and colorectal cancer incidence rate in Georgia counties (2000–2010).
Key Takeaways
The majority of counties have populations under 500,000 and incidence rates between 5 and 20 per 100,000.
Larger counties show less variability in incidence rates, clustering around consistent values.
Counties with smaller populations tend to have greater variation, including outliers with very high rates, possibly due to data instability in low-population areas.
Reading layer `tl_2010_13_county10' from data source
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